Oceans predicted to rise 3 metres in just decades

A BREAKTHROUGH study of fluctuations in sea levels the last time Earth was between ice ages, as it is now, shows oceans rose three meters in only decades due to collapsing ice sheets.

The findings suggest that such an scenario — which would redraw coastlines worldwide and unleash colossal human misery — is “now a distinct possibility within the next 100 years,” said researcher Paul Blanchon, a geoscientist at Mexico’s National University.

The study was published by science journal, Nature.